Stevie Ray Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, peterpan said: What do they mean by “preserving financial flexibility for the off-season” does benching him this season save them money somehow? It saves them from the risk of him being injured and they have to pay a $37 mil guarantee. But it is a strange way to word it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airseven Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 A bolder prediction for Wilson would've been that he bounces back to pre-2021 production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Why will it not surprise me if it comes out that Peyton benched Wilson without checking with the owner, and the owner overrules Peyton, and a report comes out in the next couple of days that Wilson will start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: 26 TDs - 8 INT 3000+ yards 66% 7-8 as a starter Yea he sounds like the problem. 1 hour ago, Bray Wyatt said: Arent those Lamar Jackson numbers? 😈 So what you’re saying is, Wilson is an MVP candidate. Clearly another QB more worthy than Allen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 43 minutes ago, WotAGuy said: Broncos missed a chance to tank for a franchise guy. Yep. That (and of course the contract extension) was the real harm of the trade for Russ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 hours ago, ganesh said: I can definitely see them going after Kirk Cousins Oddly enough, I see the Vikings being in on Russ Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14774 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said: Russ has actually had a pretty decent season for the most part even though he's asked to do a lot of things outside his skillet. Payton was always going to get rid of him after this year and get "his guy". Skillet....LMAO Perfect screw-up.🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Beck Water said: Did. Not. See. that. coming. Is there precedent for a team benching their starter when they are still mathematically alive for the playoffs? I grant that after the last two losses, their odds are apparently very low https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-playoff-picture-broncos-arent-technically-eliminated-yet/ar-AA1m2PHq Lol...Google McDermott Tyrod and Peterman and see what comes up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 58 minutes ago, Beck Water said: Fair points. Agree completely on the impact of sacks - some coaches rate them as similar to a turnover. But, I hadn't watched enough Broncos games to have a sense of whether Wilson was at fault or whether they were expecting him to operate behind scraps and turnstiles on OL. I had the impression, the latter, but there may well be designed hot reads Wilson isn't taking, as well - he certainly had a pattern as a Seattle QB of ignoring the hot read to try to extend plays and create. (As Allen has done at times) He does have 10 fumbles, only 5 fumbles lost FWIW. The thing is, if they're going to bite the bullet, eat the massive dead cap next year, and move on from Wilson, What's the Plan at QB? They've been a bit too successful to draft a QB high. They still owe the Saints their 2nd round pick this year as part of the trade for Sean Payton so their maneuvering room in the draft will be limited. No argument from me! If I wanted to win the next two games, I'd have started him. But maybe they think the season is effectively over given all of the 8-7 teams, the Bills, and Browns. The one intriguing QB option would be signing Kirk Cousins, who is a FA and is the definition of an efficient system qb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaggersEOD Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, H2o said: This is one of those deals where the stats don't tell the whole story. Russ is a vet. He should be able to pick up on things fairly quick at this point as there isn't much he has not seen. He's having a problem running Sean Payton's offense the way Sean wants it run. He also misses wide open WR's on the field an awful lot, and has since he arrived in Denver. Can't tell you how many times he's had guys wide open for what would have been drive extending plays, chunk plays, or TD's and he just doesn't see them. He's also holding onto the ball, A LOT, and it's led to him being sacked 3 times a game on average. This doesn't count how many other pressures or hits he takes because he's back there looking clueless at times. Makes you wonder if, like an old boxer, the hits are starting the catch up with Russ 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I’m trying to feel bad for Russell Wilson, but then I remember that he can fill up a swimming pool with money and go diving Payton can’t stand the guy sitting there screaming at you starting QB like that like a little child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I wonder how this is sitting with the locker room? Gotta say, I had high hopes for the Broncos with Wilson and again when Payton was hired. I was dead wrong. 2 hours ago, ganesh said: I can definitely see them going after Kirk Cousins Cousins is going to have a very hot market for his services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said: I wonder how this is sitting with the locker room? Gotta say, I had high hopes for the Broncos with Wilson and again when Payton was hired. I was dead wrong. Cousins is going to have a very hot market for his services. They actually achieved more than I thought possible this season … they had a respectable shot at a playoff berth prior to last week’s debacle. And yes, Cousins will be the biggest veteran name available-couldn’t stand him until I watched “Quarterback”. Now I’m pulling for a nice comeback from injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, DaggersEOD said: Makes you wonder if, like an old boxer, the hits are starting the catch up with Russ 😕 I think Pete Carroll was an absolute genius who was able to mask Russ' deficiencies over the years while in Seattle and then "sold high" while he could. Look at what Carroll turned Geno into after being a career JAG. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Jets bringing in for backup to Rogers. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Wilson has an obvious calcium deposit on his Medulla Oblongata. Career threatening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said: Oddly enough, I see the Vikings being in on Russ Wilson. No. They really like Kirk Cousins because he runs that system very well. He can't play out of structure like Wilson but they seem to be willing to live with that with Cousins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ganesh Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 3 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said: They didnt hire Sean Peyton and pay him up to $100 million to get 26 TD/8 int season out of Wilson, it was a grand slam contract, either he gets the Broncos to win playoff game or two or not. He likely wont even make the playoffs. Hiring Payton was, a disaster imo. This is his first year to fix the team. Give him a few years and a stable QB and he will figure out how to compete with the Chiefs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 56 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: No. They really like Kirk Cousins because he runs that system very well. He can't play out of structure like Wilson but they seem to be willing to live with that with Cousins. They are running a varient of the Shanny offense too. That requires playing WITHIN structue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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